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Automation has expanded its base in various sectors of the manufacturing industry and the application of robotics is gaining wide acceptance in well – defined processes like the FMCG industry, automotive, healthcare industry, pharma industry, etc. Even with the inclusion of latest technological advancements, the pharmaceutical industry faces a few issues.
The relationship between pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies and drug delivery system manufacturers has evolved over the past 20 years. In the past, the relationships were purely transactional, but this has changed over the last two decades.
Significant innovation in disease treatment, including the increased focus on complex biologic therapies1, has resulted in important industry trends that have had an impact on many aspects of aseptic processing.
While the requirements for serialization in the pharmaceutical supply chain are generally regarded as inevitable counterfeiting is simply too large of a problem to not be addressed there is some uncertainty around the specifics,particularly globally.
Patient recruitment is often cited as one of the biggest challenges faced by clinical trial professionals. Many clinical trials fail because sponsors cannot recruit sufficient patients to reach their target sample size[1,2].
Digital technology has been driving change throughout the life science industry for years, however the sector is currently standing on the precipice of revolutionary development – some organizations have already taken the jump towards a more digital future.
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Access to good biomarkers is crucial in selecting the right patient groups for future clinical trials, thus increasing the likelihood that the study will succeed and, in the long run, allowing the development of effective treatment to combat severe cancers.
A report from bioLIVE – the new UBM biomanufacturing and bioprocessing event taking place in Madrid (October 9-11, 2018) – has collected findings from a panel of experts to identify a number of potential applications of small molecule expertise that should be applied to the biologics industry.
Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals, leaders in stress granule biology, an exciting new target for the development of neuro degenerative therapeutics, announced that it has been awarded $3.4 million from the National Institute of NINDS in a competing grant to advance novel therapeutic drug candidates towards the clinic for treating patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Clinerion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the P-HIS Development Group of Korea University Medical Center (KUMC) to support the KUMC’s activities in developing a patient data platform in the Republic of Korea, in particular for precision medicine.
TraceLink Inc., the World’s Largest Track and Trace Network for connecting the life sciences supply chain and providing real-time information sharing for better patient outcomes, announced Product Information Manager, a standards-based network application built on TraceLink’s end-to-end information-sharing platform.
CluePoints, a leading provider of Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) and Data Quality Oversight solutions for clinical trials, has entered into a significant enterprise agreement with leading Japanese drug development organization, ONO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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ADC Biotechnology (ADC Bio) predicts that the next crucial phase of innovation to optimise and streamline production processes of ADCs will be designed at the clinical development stage by specialist, ADC focused service providers.
Biogen and Neurimmune announced that Biogen has exercised its option to further reduce the previously negotiated royalty rates payable on potential future sales of aducanumab, Biogen’s Phase 3 investigational treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease.
IDIFARMA has announced new GMP spray drying capabilities which will make it one of the very few contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMO) to offer spray drying technology for highly potent drugs up to Category 4 OEL/OEB.
Codexis, Inc , a leading protein engineering company, announces that it has dosed the first subjects in a first-in-human Phase 1a dose-escalation trial with CDX-6114, its orally administered enzyme therapeutic being developed for the management of phenylketonuria (PKU).
Aminex Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company focused on advancing a novel cancer immunotherapy, announced it received clearance from the FDA to initiate the first Phase 1 clinical trial of its immuno-oncology drug candidate AMXT 1501.
MEI Pharma, Inc a pharmaceutical company focused on leveraging its extensive development and oncology expertise to identify and advance new therapies for cancer.
Medical technology company IME Technologies, developer, producer and scientific partner in the field of biomedical electro spinning processes and equipment, has moved its operations from Geldrop to a significantly larger facility in Waalre with effect from 26 March.
Switzerland-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Micro-Sphere has successfully completed the Swissmedic inspection of its expanded facility, resulting in the renewal of its GMP approved status and increased manufacturing capacity.
The deal gives Ipsen access to Arix’ network of professional and scientific advisors, and the chance to invest in the firm’s new and existing businesses.
The Wasdell Group (Wasdell), a leading outsourcing partner to companies within the pharmaceutical, medical device and clinical trials industries, has launched its serialisation service ahead of the EU FMD and US DSCSA implementation deadlines.
Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. will join hands once again to present the Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) in Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 25 to 28 November 2019.
Robert Bosch Packaging Technology GmbH reports a stable business development for the past fiscal year.
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Healthplex & Nutraceutical Products China, a one-stop commerce & trade platform for the whole industry chain integrated with health products, health ingredients, pharmaceutical ingredients was successfully held with nearly 3,800 domestic and foreign well-known exhibitors participated in the exhibition.
Healthplex and Nutraceutical Products China, a one-stop commerce and trade platform for the whole industry chain integrated with health products, health ingredients and pharmaceutical ingredients was successfully held with CPhI China and Hi China from 20 to 22 June 2018 in SNIEC, Shanghai for the ninth time.
With a total exhibition area of 220,000 square meters, nearly 3,800 domestic and foreign well-known pharmaceutical ingredients, health ingredients, and health finished products exhibitors participated in the exhibition. -
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